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Average valueActiveJumbo Bucks · $2 · South Carolina Lottery
Jumbo Bucks: Average value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.39 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $2 SC games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $2 SC games
Jumbo Bucks is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.5%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 69.5%. 7 of the original 8 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 20% of the 4.9M printed tickets have been sold.
69.5%
expected return
1 in 4.33
odds of any win
7 of 8
$50K top prizes left
20%
claimed · 992k of 4.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 898,852 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 58,969 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.39 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.30 · 65.0% of price
Mid prizes $50K
$0.09 · 4.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
898,845 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
20% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
4.9M
tickets printed
992k
tickets claimed · 20%
3.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
88%
Tickets left
80%
88% of top prizes remain with only 80% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
South Carolina Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 SC peers
#1 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data.
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